Silly and/or Illegal GA Proposals. zOMG!

[Normlpeople]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_republic_of_metropolitania_1417753613
Farmers

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Agriculture


Proposed by: The republic of Metropolitania

Description: Set up procedures to enable farmers to refinace their mortgages and secure loans for their production and marketing operations

Approvals: 2 (Kraytonia, Great Industria)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 12 hours

Say nothing, do nothing. Another one of those where people think they can make an order and the rest of the words just appear when it gets to vote.

This would also be a massive category fail, as I don't see how farmers restructuring their finances is in any way environmental.

Another good one:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: belnarus_1417840419
Peace Act of 2014

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.


Category: Political Stability


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Belnarus

Description: My proposal, my dear, fellow leaders of the countries of NationStates, is to lay down our arms. I know, it's a radical proposal, but we all most realize what this game was created for. This isn't Call of Duty, or Battlefield, or any other game concerned with war. This game is for people who have level of intelligence to rise above those simple games, for those who feel they could run a nation, and we all have, to varying degrees of success, but can't we create a better world, and not just for us, but for the future generations of digital citizens. At least conceder the proposal, my good friends, and may your nations prosper.

Approvals: 2 (Aekir, Tigre200)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 15 hours

Lets just use RL references for this blogposal...

[Louisistan]

Another good one:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: belnarus_1417840419
Peace Act of 2014

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.


Category: Political Stability


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Belnarus

Description: My proposal, my dear, fellow leaders of the countries of NationStates, is to lay down our arms. I know, it's a radical proposal, but we all most realize what this game was created for. This isn't Call of Duty, or Battlefield, or any other game concerned with war. This game is for people who have level of intelligence to rise above those simple games, for those who feel they could run a nation, and we all have, to varying degrees of success, but can't we create a better world, and not just for us, but for the future generations of digital citizens. At least conceder the proposal, my good friends, and may your nations prosper.

Approvals: 2 (Aekir, Tigre200)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 69 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 2 days 15 hours

Lets just use RL references for this blogposal...

Or, you know... MetaGaming?

[The Two Jerseys]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: the_united_kingdom_of_middle_earth_1417980351
Everlasting H2O

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: The United Kingdom of Middle Earth

Description: The "Everlasting H2O" resolution proposal will effect nations all over the world and will have an impact on many forms of a nations daily life, and leaves a better world and future if put into action.

Alarmed By: The increasing rate of dump of trash & chemicals within nations rivers, streams and oceans

Deeply Concerned: For the future and health of this planet and its ecosystem and animals on which we share the world with

Fully Aware: Of the dire consequences that will occur if quick and affective action is not taken by international community

Emphasizing: The facts that this effects all aspects of our lives and will have a domino effect with our ecosystem, economy, health etc...

Most of the international community realizes how vital this situation is for the world. For if we do not take evasive and quick action the problem will get worst. When things are too late politics, economy, wars none of that will matter if we ruin the world we all share.

Encourages: More people and Nations to make it mandatory for all oil, chemical, medicine waste be done by local environmental authorities instead of being thrown down the drain or toilet

Strongly Condemns: Nations that overuse fertilizers, chemicals and pesticides on large gardens and or farms that cause major chemical run-offs into fresh water streams and rivers

Draws the attention: Of nations to make several teams of scientist, environmentalist and volunteers and come together with other nations teams to form an international body crew that will work together to clean up huge garbage patches within the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean

Endorses: The use of mandatory recycling of paper, plastic and of container deposit laws.

Approvals: 13 (Great Industria, Zelcia Royaume, Commonwealth Of Swaggain, The Democratic Nation of Unovia, Maoist People, Yorkistan, Yurstia, Masarastan, The Enlightened Nation, Suiren-san, Felandos, The Greater Sovereign Empire, Chester Pearson)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 58 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days

RL references, and the "strongly condemns" bit may be metagaming as well.
I'm also not sure if the operative clauses are sufficient, since it seems to do nothing more than "encourage" and "endorse".

[Defwa]

I don't see what you mean by metagaming. But thats actually pretty decent. A little weak but a veteran taking hold of it could do some good with that.

[The Two Jerseys]

I don't see what you mean by metagaming. But thats actually pretty decent. A little weak but a veteran taking hold of it could do some good with that.

They're condemning nations that use excessive fertilizer, not the act of using excessive fertilizer itself. Hence metagaming.

[Defwa]

I don't see what you mean by metagaming. But thats actually pretty decent. A little weak but a veteran taking hold of it could do some good with that.

They're condemning nations that use excessive fertilizer, not the act of using excessive fertilizer itself. Hence metagaming.

Its not even implied that its meant to be a security council condemnation. In this context it basically means the WA will shake a finger

[Luthatania]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: united_state_of_hunters_1418144279

Gun Laws
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: United State of Hunters

Description: Guns that will be illegal are guns that have 3 or more of the following:

1. 10 or more bullets
2. Is Semi/Fully Auto
3. Has a detachable magazine
4. Firing attachments A.K.A. Grenade Launcher or Shotgun
5. No Laser attachments
6. No Folding Stock
7. No Silencer
These guns and attachments may be used in your countries military.

The gun can have:

1. 10 or less bullets
2. Scope
3. Lever, Bolt, or Pump action gun
4. Attached clip
5. Non-folding stock
6. Gun Tri-pod

These guns can be used for hunting or self defence.

[Lysset]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: united_state_of_hunters_1418144279

Gun Laws
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: United State of Hunters

Description: Guns that will be illegal are guns that have 3 or more of the following:

1. 10 or more bullets
2. Is Semi/Fully Auto
3. Has a detachable magazine
4. Firing attachments A.K.A. Grenade Launcher or Shotgun
5. No Laser attachments
6. No Folding Stock
7. No Silencer
These guns and attachments may be used in your countries military.

The gun can have:

1. 10 or less bullets
2. Scope
3. Lever, Bolt, or Pump action gun
4. Attached clip
5. Non-folding stock
6. Gun Tri-pod

These guns can be used for hunting or self defence.

Blech. Let's see here... Blogposal, not from WA's viewpoint.

[Honor and Glory]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: united_state_of_hunters_1418144279

Gun Laws
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: United State of Hunters

Description: Guns that will be illegal are guns that have 3 or more of the following:

1. 10 or more bullets
2. Is Semi/Fully Auto
3. Has a detachable magazine
4. Firing attachments A.K.A. Grenade Launcher or Shotgun
5. No Laser attachments
6. No Folding Stock
7. No Silencer

So a gun with a laser attachment, a folding stock, a silencer and a grenade launcher would be legal. but any gun that has No laser Attachment, no folding stock, and no silencer would be illegal....

[Separatist Peoples]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: united_state_of_hunters_1418144279

Gun Laws
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: United State of Hunters

Description: Guns that will be illegal are guns that have 3 or more of the following:

1. 10 or more bullets
2. Is Semi/Fully Auto
3. Has a detachable magazine
4. Firing attachments A.K.A. Grenade Launcher or Shotgun
5. No Laser attachments
6. No Folding Stock
7. No Silencer

So a gun with a laser attachment, a folding stock, a silencer and a grenade launcher would be legal. but any gun that has No laser Attachment, no folding stock, and no silencer would be illegal....

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

[Frisbeeteria]

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

Despite that, I'm not seeing it as illegal. Incredibly silly, yes, but I'm missing the part where it's actually illegal. And no, I'm not reading it as a blogposal. Just really, really bad.

[Honor and Glory]

gibber jabber

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

It amuses me that having 10 bullets will make the gun both illegal and legal.

[Separatist Peoples]

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

It amuses me that having 10 bullets will make the gun both illegal and legal.

Only if you don't have a laser sight and folding stock. *nods*

[Old Hope]

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

Despite that, I'm not seeing it as illegal. Incredibly silly, yes, but I'm missing the part where it's actually illegal. And no, I'm not reading it as a blogposal. Just really, really bad.

probably... bloody stupid could apply here.

[Defwa]

Despite that, I'm not seeing it as illegal. Incredibly silly, yes, but I'm missing the part where it's actually illegal. And no, I'm not reading it as a blogposal. Just really, really bad.

probably... bloody stupid could apply here.

Not really valid either. Bloody stupid is an explanation to be avoided. This proposal may not have been great but it wasnt ridiculous.
Bloody stupid is basically reserved for those proposals that seem like jokes. Not because they're slightly mislead

[The Two Jerseys]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: united_state_of_hunters_1418144279

Gun Laws
A resolution to tighten or relax gun control laws.

Category: Gun Control
Decision: Tighten
Proposed by: United State of Hunters

Description: Guns that will be illegal are guns that have 3 or more of the following:

1. 10 or more bullets
2. Is Semi/Fully Auto
3. Has a detachable magazine
4. Firing attachments A.K.A. Grenade Launcher or Shotgun
5. No Laser attachments
6. No Folding Stock
7. No Silencer

So a gun with a laser attachment, a folding stock, a silencer and a grenade launcher would be legal. but any gun that has No laser Attachment, no folding stock, and no silencer would be illegal....

I think they also banned any handgun more advanced than a single-action revolver, since double action would technically be semi-auto.

[Separatist Peoples]

probably... bloody stupid could apply here.

Not really valid either. Bloody stupid is an explanation to be avoided. This proposal may not have been great but it wasnt ridiculous.
Bloody stupid is basically reserved for those proposals that seem like jokes. Not because they're slightly mislead

Guess it was posted here mistakenly?

[Defwa]

Not really valid either. Bloody stupid is an explanation to be avoided. This proposal may not have been great but it wasnt ridiculous.
Bloody stupid is basically reserved for those proposals that seem like jokes. Not because they're slightly mislead

Guess it was posted here mistakenly?

Well its silly, at least there's that. And I do like to preserve proposals that don't go through the forum for reference.
But not technically illegal, still

[Normlpeople]

One love

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
 

Category:Human Rights

Strength:Strong

Proposed by: The United Kingdom of Middle Earth

Description: We look into the eyes of our people as world leaders and promise them things, promise of a better future, stronger economy, more freedoms etc. But we can never truly keep this promise if we promise it to some and not all. Humanity has reached far, but not far enough. We must work together as an international community to ensure that a better future is promised for everyone.

Recognizing: that all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to enjoy the full range of human rights, without exception.

Further deploring: the actions taken to protect LGBT people from angry mobs of people. Instead LGBT people are killed, tortured and or imprisoned.

Noting with deep concern: that actions not taken by those who hurt those because of gender, race and or sexual orientation is a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Herby

Calls upon: Nations to help protect those discriminated by their race, gender and or sexual orientation by
a) Promoting equality and acceptance through education

b) forming more legal organizations that defend against discrimination of others if taken to court

c) Increase minimum wages to increase economic fairness

d) Legalize Same-sex marriage and allowing same benefits

e) Allowing LGBT people to adopt

Request: that nations not discriminate people and nor corporations that support LGBT and other forms of Human Rights that include forms as

a) protest/flash mobs that are peaceful

b) Marketing/advertisement

Accepts: that some nations may traditionally not accept LGBT people but would like for those nations and people to consider giving them a chance by

a) putting it up for vote within your regions

This one is all over the place. Seems to start as a gay rights bill and morphs into an idealistic mess encompassing most areas of society. Assuming one doesn't find the accusations of lynch mobs against gays grossly offensive, we have a herby appearance, duplication of many existing resolutions and a nice dash of optionality at the end

[The Two Jerseys]

One love

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
 

Category:Human Rights

Strength:Strong

Proposed by: The United Kingdom of Middle Earth

Description: We look into the eyes of our people as world leaders and promise them things, promise of a better future, stronger economy, more freedoms etc. But we can never truly keep this promise if we promise it to some and not all. Humanity has reached far, but not far enough. We must work together as an international community to ensure that a better future is promised for everyone.

Recognizing: that all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to enjoy the full range of human rights, without exception.

Further deploring: the actions taken to protect LGBT people from angry mobs of people. Instead LGBT people are killed, tortured and or imprisoned.

Noting with deep concern: that actions not taken by those who hurt those because of gender, race and or sexual orientation is a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Herby

Calls upon: Nations to help protect those discriminated by their race, gender and or sexual orientation by
a) Promoting equality and acceptance through education

b) forming more legal organizations that defend against discrimination of others if taken to court

c) Increase minimum wages to increase economic fairness

d) Legalize Same-sex marriage and allowing same benefits

e) Allowing LGBT people to adopt

Request: that nations not discriminate people and nor corporations that support LGBT and other forms of Human Rights that include forms as

a) protest/flash mobs that are peaceful

b) Marketing/advertisement

Accepts: that some nations may traditionally not accept LGBT people but would like for those nations and people to consider giving them a chance by

a) putting it up for vote within your regions

This one is all over the place. Seems to start as a gay rights bill and morphs into an idealistic mess encompassing most areas of society. Assuming one doesn't find the accusations of lynch mobs against gays grossly offensive, we have a herby appearance, duplication of many existing resolutions and a nice dash of optionality at the end

You missed the RL reference in bold.


Also,

Further deploring: the actions taken to protect LGBT people from angry mobs of people. Instead LGBT people are killed, tortured and or imprisoned.

Noting with deep concern: that actions not taken by those who hurt those because of gender, race and or sexual orientation is a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Read the bold parts and try not to laugh.

[Louisistan]

Also, isn't mentioning regions (and I suspect that the author is indeed talking about NS regions there) considered MetaGaming? Because although regions have a profound influence on the GA through the approval-process where WA Delegates screen WA proposals and the fact that the vote of WA Delegates have way more weight than that of a WA member, mentioning it is somehow illegal... let's not get into it.

[Herby]

One love
(blah blah blah)
Herby
(does blah blah blah)

Well now, it's been awhile since I've been asked to do anything. Still.... no.

[Normlpeople]

Also, isn't mentioning regions (and I suspect that the author is indeed talking about NS regions there) considered MetaGaming? Because although regions have a profound influence on the GA through the approval-process where WA Delegates screen WA proposals and the fact that the vote of WA Delegates have way more weight than that of a WA member, mentioning it is somehow illegal... let's not get into it.

It is... I missed a few things, but its one of those where it may well have been easier to list rules not broken...

[Aksun]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: non_democrats_1418300647

protect regions from raiders
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Non democrats

Description: It is for the welfare of all regions (non raiders) that we must build more embasies to keep ourselves safe from these raiders .So our region THE REPUBLIC UNION OF NATION request all non raiding regions to come togather as one and help each other for the following:
1. protect ourselves from raiders
2. bring in peace between ourself
3.better the political ties
such that we become a better associations and and stand up to the so called raiders.

-The Federation Of Non Democrats

Approvals: 1 (Non democrats)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 70 more approvals)

Voting Ends: in 3 days 4 hours


The Dragon Master of Aksun has not approved this proposal.

People missed this?

[Bears Armed Mission]

Hah. As a firearms aficionado, the lack of knowledge put into this hurts. Very few of those listed attachments make firearms more lethal, while the ones that do aren't listed.

Despite that, I'm not seeing it as illegal. Incredibly silly, yes, but I'm missing the part where it's actually illegal. And no, I'm not reading it as a blogposal. Just really, really bad.

Contradicts existing legislation?

These guns can be used for hunting or self defence

'Sensible Limits on Hunting' recognises that member nations have the right to regulate hunting within their territories, which should mean that the nations have the right to decide whether or not using these guns would be legal for that purpose...